One-Way Matching

Qiu Zheng is an online web novel author who transmigrated into an ABO world four years ago. Lacking legal status as an undocumented resident, she entered into a contract marriage with Wen Yan, a high-ranking Alpha and lead researcher at WK Group, to secure her identity. Their relationship began with cold indifference; Wen Yan viewed the union as a biological necessity driven by their rare 100% genetic compatibility, while Qiu Zheng remained emotionally detached, focusing on her career and survival. Despite the marriage, they lived separately, communicating only through brief messages and occasional meetings for physical intimacy during Wen Yan’s sensitive periods.

Wen Yan is a disciplined researcher who maintains strict emotional boundaries, documented in a private notebook titled “100% Anti-O Manual.” The list contains rules he must follow to resist the pull of his compatibility with Qiu Zheng, such as not staring at her, holding her hand, or giving her gifts. However, as the story progresses, his resolve begins to crack. After returning from a business trip, he insists on taking Qiu Zheng to meet his grandfather, Wen Qingsheng. During this visit, the family matriarch’s grandson shows unexpected warmth toward Qiu Zheng, feeding her and encouraging their proximity, which contrasts sharply with his usual aloofness.

A significant turning point occurs when Wen Yan’s cousin, Wen Lin, an Alpha who is openly attracted to Qiu Zheng, visits the family estate. Wen Yan reacts with visible jealousy and aggression, warning Wen Lin to respect her sister-in-law and physically blocking her from sitting next to Qiu Zheng. Later, on the balcony, Wen Yan confronts Qiu Zheng about her casual interaction with Wen Lin, emphasizing that she is an Alpha and thus a potential threat. This incident reveals Wen Yan’s growing possessiveness, which he struggles to attribute to anything other than pheromonal instinct.

That night, Qiu Zheng experiences her first heat while staying at the Wen family residence. She had been unaware she possessed functional pheromones until Wen Yan reveals that her scent filled the room during her sleep. The situation escalates into an intimate encounter, breaking the previous barrier of purely transactional physical relations. The following morning, Wen Yan appears refreshed and unusually cooperative, even smiling faintly for a photo Qiu Zheng takes to report to her grandfather. This marks a shift in their dynamic, as Wen Yan begins to engage with her on a more personal level.

Subsequent events further erode Wen Yan’s self-imposed restrictions. During a hospital visit for his health checkup, he allows Qiu Zheng to drive his car, a gesture of trust that leads to a moment of vulnerability where his pheromones escape his control in the confined space. He also accepts her small gift of bread, trading it for a meal prepared by the hospital staff, and shows interest in her daily life and online activities. Meanwhile, Qiu Zheng discovers she has pheromones and begins to question her identity and place in this world. The narrative follows their gradual transition from distant contract partners to a couple navigating the complexities of forced proximity, genetic destiny, and emerging emotional attachment, set against the backdrop of high-society family dynamics and professional obligations.